Principal Software Engineer

Who we are:

Newfold Digital is a leading web technology company serving millions of customers globally. Our customers know us through our robust portfolio of brands. We have some of the industry's most prominent and storied go-to-market brands, including Bluehost, HostGator, Domain.com, Network Solutions, Markmonitor and Web.com. We help customers of all sizes build a digital presence that delivers results. With our extensive product offerings and personalized support, we take pride in collaborating with our customers to serve their online presence needs. The strength of our company lives in the intersection of our people, our customers, and our brands.

As a Lead Engineer, we require you to demonstrate strong hands-on experience and drive the platform you’re contributing to by constantly evolving and adopting best practices. You will also represent front-end teams in architecture forums and lead by example.

What you’ll do and how you’ll make you mark:

• Collaborate with multiple partners of project and liaison communication between technical and business teams.

• Responsible for architecting and defining the Front-end framework to solve complex designs and interactions.

• Writing JavaScript to support our interactive website initiatives

• Working closely with user experience designers, graphic designers, fellow software engineers, and quality engineers to meet measurable goals

• Translating wireframes into prototypes and production-ready code using CSS and semantic HTML mark-up compatible with major browsers

• Discussing technical solutions with team members and providing innovative, new ideas

• Continually seeking to develop yourself by learning new technologies and keeping abreast of industry trends

• Act as the impulse by providing clear guidance to the team’s questions during the implementation phases

• Interest in learning, teaching and growing with the team

• Manage a small team of 2-3 resources to own and deliver product roadmap

Who you are & what you’ll need to succeed. :

• Strong understanding with 6+ years of experience in HTML5, CSS, Angular/ React, Redux, Redux middleware, React Hooks, JavaScript (ES6 and beyond), TypeScript, Nextjs, JAVA/PHP/Go/Python, etc.

• Excellent verbal and writing skills; ability to produce clear, concise communications and documentation.

• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

• Adept with developing, designing & scaling complex systems both horizontally & vertically

• Unit Testing, Git, CI/CD using Jenkins.

Bonus Points:

• Familiarity with analytics framework viz. GTM, Hotjar, etc.

• Exposure to technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, API Gateways, Service Workers, CDN, etc. is a plus.

• Openness to change and eagerness to work with tools and technologies that may be outside your comfort zone

• Excellent conceptual, and critical thinking capabilities

• Self-directed and self-motivated with the ability to take charge or play a supporting role

• Mobile app technologies such as React Native is a plus

• Experience with PWA and SPAs is a plus

• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Figma/Sketch etc. is a plus.

Why will you love us?

• We’ve evolved; we provide three work environment scenarios. You can feel like a Newfolder in a work-from-home, hybrid or work-from-the-office environment.

• Work-life balance. Our work is thrilling and meaningful, but we know balance is key to living well.

• We celebrate one another’s differences. We’re proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion. We foster a culture of belonging. Our company and customers benefit when employees bring their authentic selves to work. We have programs that bring us together on important issues and provide learning and development opportunities for all employees. We have 20 + affinity groups where you can network and connect with Newfolders globally.

• Where can we take you? We’re fans of helping our employees learn different aspects of the business, be challenged with new tasks, be mentored, and grow their careers. Unfold new possibilities with #teamnewfold!

This Job Description includes the essential job functions required to perform the job described above, as well as additional duties and responsibilities. This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee performing this job may be required to perform. The Company reserves the right to revise the Job Description at any time, and to require the employee to perform functions in addition to those listed above.